tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27077032955821130402024-02-20T12:12:19.961-08:00Ten Weeks in SpainAdventures in Spain with our three year old.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314581180564889538noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703295582113040.post-38933285758988508502011-12-01T20:12:00.000-08:002013-09-26T16:05:47.934-07:00Madrid<div class="p1">
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Parque Oeste: A great place for a walk, with some fun playgrounds for kids. Templo de Debod is interesting. You don't expect to find an Egyptian temple from 200 BC in Spanish park.<br />
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Parque del Buen Retiro: Another beautiful Spanish park. Really cool playgrounds, lots of people and lots to see. The Palacio de Cristal had an art installation by Soledad Sevilla that we really enjoyed.</div>
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Museo Reino Sofia: Although we'd heard that if you only visit one art gallery in Madrid the Prado is the one so see, I really, really wanted to see Guernica so we opted for Reino Sofia. Lots of great stuff here, and just before we enjoyed café con leche and churros con chocolate close by at El Brillante.<br />
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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales: This was okay, but some parts were temporarily closed when we were there, so it wasn't an amazing visit. Lots of stuffed animals to look at though.<br />
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Madrid de los Austrias: Apparently the old centre of Madrid. We had a great walk around this area – there's lots to see. Palacio Real is pretty impressive. Mercado de San Miguel is fun, but a bit expensive. Plaza San Miguel is a great place to enjoy an afternoon café con leche.<br />
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Taller Puntera: I'm not sure how we found our way to this neat little leather workshop (Plaza Conde de Barajas, 4), but they make and sell very beautiful, hand-crafted leather goods.<br />
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Según Emma: While out wandering, we enjoyed a great lunch at this nice little restaurant, located at <span class="s1"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">Plazuela del Conde de Miranda, </span></span>4.<br />
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Bodega de los Reyes: This little shop was just around the corner from our apartment and had a nice assortment of wine and olive oil. Calle de los Reyes, 6.</div>
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We loved Spain, and hope to return some day. There so many places we didn't get to, as well as some we'd absolutely visit again. The people are friendly, the food and wine are great, and the cities and parks are beautiful!<br />
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Another city full of spectacular architecture!</div>
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Churros at El Brillante!</div>
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Hasta Luego España!</div>
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We got to our<span class="s1"> apartment in the evening in Plaza del Museo, just across from the Museum of Fine Arts. Sevilla looked beautiful by night, and we we really looked forward</span> to seeing it during the day. <span class="s1">Plaza del Museo</span> turned out to be a pretty good location as far as getting to most of what we wanted to see in the city, but it was fairly noisy Friday and Saturday nights, sometimes quite late. I thought Sevilla was magically beautiful, with streets lined with orange trees and incredible architecture everywhere you look – a wonderful city to walk around. </div>
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<span class="s1">Granada Cathedral and Giralda tower: definitely worth checking out. Columbus's mortal remains<strike> may or may not be there, depending on what you read.</strike> Update: according to <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/12871458/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/dna-verifies-columbus-remains-spain/#.UkIuamSiccg">this</a>, it is Columbus! The tower is a fun climb and a great view of the city.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Barrio Santa Cruz: A great area to wander through, and you will probably get lost. I thought it was a bit like a smaller, tidier version of Granada's Albaicín. There are lots of pretty tacky tourist shops around here, but the charm manages to survive. The dining seemed a bit expensive in this area, at least in some of the nice plazas.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">Real Alcázar: I</span>nteresting and impressive.<br />
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<span class="s1">Plaza de España and Parque María Luisa: Really impressive architecture and amazing ceramic work, and a beautiful park to relax in. Also, if you walk along San Fernando on your way there, you can also see the University building that used to be a tobacco factory.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">El Museo de Flamenco: This was where we ended up taking our daughter to see some Flamenco, mostly because it met our needs perfectly – early start, short show, relaxed venue. It was quite enjoyable. We've read that the performers in the popular clubs (tablaos) can be very good, but the shows tend to be expensive. We were happy with the performance that we saw. Calle de Manuel Rojas Marcos, 3.</span><br />
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Museo Bellas Artes: A nice collection of work mainly by Spanish painters, housed in a beautiful old convent. Also, Sunday mornings there is a really good art show in the plaza by local artists.<br />
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<span class="s1">A great area for walking around and shopping are streets like Sierpes and Velazquez / Tetuán, as well as San Eloy. Lots of shops, and lots to look at. At night the buildings along Avenida de la Constitucíon near Plaza San Francisco are really pretty. If you happen to be looking for the tourist info centre in Plaza San Francisco, it's not that obvious. It's at the corner of Polavieja and Granada, across from the Ayuntamiento building. Just look for the tiny letter "i" in the window.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">Triana: We got to this interesting area a few times. If you walk over Puente Triana, there is an is an excellent market immediately on your right after the bridge. We bought great olives and Manchego cheese here. Underneath the market is the museum of Castillo San Jorge, known as the seat of the Spanish Inquisition. It's free, and absolutely worth a look. If you exit the market and find your way to Calle San Jorge there are lots of ceramic shops that have a wide range of great stuff for sale.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Guadalquivir river cruise: Not worth it. Expensive, and everything you can see from the boat is better seen on land. </span><br />
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<span class="s1">Carriage ride: Our daughter loved it, but it's pretty expensive (they'll try to charge you €50 for 45 minutes), and unless you absolutely love horse and carriage rides, you can walk to everything you'd see.</span></div>
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Sevilla seems to have a fair number of small playgrounds around the city, and before the trip when I was doing inquiries into what to do with a 3-year-old, someone who lived in Sevilla made a Google map for me showing the locations of a whole bunch of playgrounds. Thanks for that! A larger playground can be found along the river, just north of bridge "Pasarela de la Cartuja". It's pretty fun, with a really big boat-shaped play structure.<br />
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The drive to Granada was pretty straightforward with beautiful scenery, especially when we got into Andalucía. We stopped for groceries at the Al Campo supermarket (which is enormous) and then found our way to our rental house on Cuesta de Alhacaba in the Albaicín. Driving into the Albaicín is like going back in time – wonderful white houses and courtyards, incredibly narrow cobblestone streets, sharp corners and rather steep hills. It's also an easy place to get very lost, especially at first. No two maps seem to be exactly the same. We spent three weeks here, which gave us time to explore a lot of Granada, and gave me a lot of opportunity to take a ton of photos. Around every corner there is another surprise! Of the five cities we visited Granada was my favourite, and although we spent three weeks there, I still felt like I hadn't explored it enough.</div>
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The next day I needed to return our rental car, and was hopelessly lost numerous times. If you plan to drive in Granada, make sure you have a good map and a navigator! I asked quite a few people for directions, and they were all very friendly and helpful. Eventually the car was returned, and I returned home by taxi. If you're ever trying to find the National/Atesa office in Granada, even though the street address is Calle Arabial, the actual entrance is on Calle Neptuno. Now you know.</div>
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Alhambra and Generalife: Obviously this is the huge attraction in Granada, and worth the hype. Absolutely incredible. It's been said before, but get your tickets in advance because it will be sold out. Get there early enough to pick up your tickets and to have a good look around before your timed entrance to the Nasrid Palaces.<br />
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The Cathedral: Impressive. It's right downtown, and definitely worth a visit.<br />
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Capella Real (aka Royal Chapel): this is beside the Cathedral and also interesting. It's smaller, and contains the tomb (and the actual coffins) of Ferdinand and Isabella, which are tiny and humble looking, a big contrast with the rather grand tomb above.</div>
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If you're by the cathedral there's a cool spice shop called <a href="http://medievogranada.com/">Medievo</a> where you can get some interesting spice mixtures.<br />
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The Alcacería: a somewhat touristy shopping area in the downtown area. Lots of fun Moroccan stuff there, although many of the shops seem to have that same merchandise. It is fun to look around. You can also get to Plaza Bibrambla from here and enjoy Churros con Chocolate at Chocolatería Alhambra.<br />
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San Juan de Dios: on Calle San Juan de Dios. We were lucky enough to be nearby when mass ended on a Sunday and had a look inside It's an incredibly impressive and beautiful baroque church.<br />
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The Albaicín: I loved staying in this area, and never got tired of exploring. I did get tired of walking up and down hill though. We had heard stories of some crime in the area, but had no problems of any kind.<br />
• Alhambra from Mirador San Nicolás: A great view. Get there early in the evening if you want to watch the sunset, as it gets pretty crowded.<br />
• Mirador San Cristóbal: climb up here for a great view of the area<br />
• Palacio de Dar al Horra: it's been described as a "mini-Alhambra". A bit tricky to find, and only open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, but it's worth checking out if you have the time, and it's free. Go along Cuesta de Alhacaba to Plaza Larga, turn right through Puerta Nueva gate, turn right and follow the wall on your right. Eventually you'll come to a simple door with the name on it.<br />
• Panadería Hnos Solana on Calle Panaderos has great rosquillos – yummy little doughnuts<br />
• Casa Pasteles in Plaza Larga has great piononos – hard to describe these little pastries, but try them – they're delicious!<br />
• Carrera del Darro is a very picturesque walk. Watch out for many unexpected kinds of vehicles on this rather narrow road. We had a good meal at Tetería Restaurante Marrakech, and our daughter liked the Moroccan atmosphere.<br />
• El Banuelos: Down from Paseo de los Tristes are the thousand-year-old Moorish baths. Open from 10:00 am– 2:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday (I think). Entrance is free.<br />
• A couple of Albaicín websites that had interesting information for those interested in exploring the area:<br />
albaicin-granada.com<br />
vivagranada.com/albaicin/index.htm (this link seems to no longer work, which is too bad!)<br />
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Sacromonte: The caves area beyond the Albaicín. There is a "caves museum" that is somewhat touristy, but still interesting. We had perfect weather, and there are some incredible views of the area from here, so I'd recommend it just for the scenery. You can have an Alhambra beer with a great view of Alhambra!<br />
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Parque de las Ciencias: An easy bus trip from where we were, and our daughter loved it. We had to go back a second time. There are many activities and displays for kids of all ages. Highly recommended.<br />
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11th Century Moorish wall, across the street from our house.<br />
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El Banuelos<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Moroccan tea at </span><span style="text-align: start;">Tetería Restaurante Marrakech. </span><br />
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The Cathedral in Granada. Also impressive!<br />
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After a week in Barcelona we took a train to Alicante, and were picked up by our hosts, and then on to Gran Alacant, which is just down the coast. Gran Alacant seems to be mostly holiday homes. The fact that the Full English Breakfast is on the menu at a few local restaurants tells you that a lot of Brits spend time here! Gran Alacant is not a cultural centre by any means, but we were there for the beach. Perfect weather, a nice laid-back atmosphere, and our very first chance to dip our toes in the Mediterranean Sea. Alicante itself apparently has an old, historical part of town that is interesting, but we never got there.<br />
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I did our grocery shopping at the local Mercadona, which is a nice, clean, well-stocked supermarket. Just a note that you have to weigh and label your own produce. I was unaware of this, and I think I made an enemy for life at the checkout! It's interesting how slightly disorienting it is to grocery shop when almost everything is slightly different than what you're accustomed to at home (Canada, in our case). The milk was always in Tetrapaks for example, and what we use as coffee cream doesn't seem to exist in Spain. Not that it matters because café con leche is awesome!<br />
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After a week of relaxation and amazing weather, it was time to head to our next stop, Granada. Because there is no direct train service from Alicante to Granada, so we had pre-booked a rental car with National/Atesa. We picked a great little Citroen Picasso and were on our way!<br />
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Barcelona has a bit of a reputation for crime these days — even the woman who rented us the apartment warned us to be very careful! We had no problems at all, but visiting big cities always calls for the usual precautions. Don't flash money around, don't keep a wallet in your back pocket, don't leave things unattended on tables, don't wear your purse over one shoulder etc. Also, having a toddler with us meant that we didn't go out late at night, which eliminated some crime risk.</div>
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The metro system is great – it seemed easy to navigate and was quite efficient. We had to book and print some tickets train tickets, and found Workcenter at Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 2 a useful place for this.</div>
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Las Ramblas: Sure it's crowded and touristy, but still worth checking out! We've never seen so many "statue" performance artists. Apparently it's a hotspot for petty crime, but we had no problems.<br />
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La Sagrada Familia: Not to be missed. It's still under construction, so the cranes outside were a bit distracting. I'm sure someday it will be finished. The inside is incredible — visually stunning, with a beautiful light. We bought our tickets online, which saved us a wait in a pretty long lineup.<br />
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Parc Güell: This is a must-see for fans of Gaudí's unique and fun architecture. The one drawback is that being such a popular attraction it was really crowded, which kind of detracted from the enjoyment of the space. Still, worth the effort though.<br />
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Casa Batlló: Another Gaudí site that is worth checking out.<br />
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Museo de Picasso: A great representation of his Picasso's early work.</div>
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L’Aquàrium de Barcelona: Lots of interesting things to see here, and a chance to check out a bit of Barcelona's waterfront. It was a pretty easy walk from the foot of las Ramblas.<br />
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Parc de la Ciutadella: A beautiful place to wander about, and on the way there we bought some incredible chocolate at Brunells (<span class="s1">Carrer de la Princesa, 22 near Carrer Montcada</span>). We should have bought more.<br />
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Playgrounds: We found four small playgrounds walking distance to our apartment, which were a welcome distraction for a 3-year-old. If you happen to be in the same neighbourhood and have kids, this where to find them:<br />
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Carrer de la Canuda and Carrer d'En Bot (there's a roman tomb there as well)</div>
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Carrer de les Ramelleres just north of Carrer d'Elisabets<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a brief overview of our trip to Spain, from </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sept 27–Dec 7, 2011, a</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> total of </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ten weeks</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. This blog is written somewhat after the fact, but hopefully some of the information is still relevant and helpful. We had our 3 1/2 year old daughter with us, so the adventure and activities tended to be more child-centered – many playgrounds, not so much fine dining! We still had a lot of fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spain is an incredibly beautiful country, and the people were always friendly. We visited five cities–Barcelona, Gran Alacant (near Alicante), Granada, Sevilla, and Madrid, and did our best to see as much as we could. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of our accommodations were apartments that we found and booked online, and fortunately they were all very good. No unpleasant surprises! There are a many sites with information on Spain, but a couple we found useful for </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finding and booking accomodations </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://homelidays.co.uk/">homelidays.co.uk</a> and </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://granadainfo.com/">granadainfo.com</a>, and for general information and research, </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://madridman.com/">madridman.com</a> and <a href="http://andalucia.com/">andalucia.com</a> were good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the major cities offer some kind of city pass such as the Barcelona Card etc. It's probably a good deal if you're planning to see a lot in a short period of time, but it wasn't worth it for us. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Within Spain we travelled by mostly by train. Pre-booking through the </span><a href="http://www.renfe.com/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renfe</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> site is a good idea. There were great discounts on some routes that are only offered online. </span><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187514-c80518/Madrid%3ASpain%3ABuying.Renfe.Tickets.Online..html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This site</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was very helpful in the online booking process. There were no direct trains from Alicante to Granada, and the bus trip seemed like it might be a bit much with a toddler, so we rented a car from National Car Rental/Atesa. The driving was great, but dropping off the car in Granada was not so easy. More on that later though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We needed to get a mobile phone that would work in Spain, and bought an inexpensive, pay-as-you-go mobile at Yoigo that fit our needs perfectly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy the blog. Hopefully some of this is useful to fellow travellers, and comments and questions are welcome. With a bit of luck we will return some day soon and explore more of the Spain!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All photographs are Copyright 2011.</span><br />
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